By Lynn Ockersz Egged on by murderous instincts, On just hearing some advice from this elder, The schoolboy trio closed in on him, The father of...
By Shamindra Ferdinando Former Secretary General of the United Nations, Ban Ki-moon, who engineered a high profile project that culminated with Sri Lanka betraying her armed...
By Saumya Liyanage saumya.l@vpa.ac.lk “Come back. Even as a shadow, even as a dream.” Euripides Popularly known as KB, Kapuru Banda Herath, a talented playwright and...
By Lynn Ockersz One by one, they carry them out, Survivors of a days-long living-death, Many bloodily-scarred but still intact, Now breathing the wholesome air of...
By Shamindra Ferdinando Eric Walsh presented his credentials to President Ranil Wickremesinghe, on Feb. 02, at the President’s House in Kandy. Wickremesinghe was flanked by Foreign...
(Text of a lecture delivered by Rajan Hoole at ICES, celebrating Malaiyaham 200 on 21 January 2023) Citizenship was not originally a contested area. At the first...
By Lynn Ockersz Rest comes slowly in snatches, For our Jailor of master class, All alone with his designs, Keeping heavy-lidded eyes on cells, Filled with...
By Shamindra Ferdinando President’s Counsel Manohara de Silva recently questioned the failure on the part of the cash-strapped Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) to provide electricity, without...
‘Face Cover’ by Ashfaque Mohamed “Black cat, at the tip of my fingers pulsates poetry, Desiring hands, yours, nudgingly pluck those roses of mine In the...
By Lynn Ockersz The war tanks are battle-ready, Menacingly lurking, raring to roll in, At the first call to arms, By a strong arm gentry, Eyeing...